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commodity 
  ( SAT Prep - Sample Word )
This word "commodity" often comes up in the SAT. Of the choices below which is the closest in meaning?
support
Tradable goods
balance
act on impulse




Detailed description and alternate definitions of the word 'commodity':
  An article of trade or commerce, especially an agricultural or mining product that can be processed and resold.
  A quantity of goods.
  Advantage; benefit.
  Something useful that can be turned to commercial or other advantage.

Synonyms of word 'commodity' :
 good
 trade good


Usage of the word 'commodity' in Sentences :
  In the US, schooling is a $ 650 billion marketable commodity to be traded for a profit.
  Coffee as an export commodity grew between the 1850s and the 1870s, and by 1890 coffee had become the nation's principal export.
  commodity favorite ploy is to call for investment in infrastructure to enable native people to produce commodities for sale to the west.
  commodityse commodities traders seeking an inside tip on short-term squash futures?
  Iraq has been under comprehensive economic sanctions since 1990, and is only allowed to export one commodity, oil.
  commodityall citizens of the world and should conduct ourselves as human beings, not trading commodities
  The designer's trained skill is a saleable commodity which carries a price.
  commodity prices, Africa is doing pretty well.
  commodity sold on the open market.

Usage of the word 'commodity' in popular media :
Washington Post   —
 commodity broker to help you out..... read more ››
 open space is a scarce commodity within the urban areas of the district..... read more ››

Wall Street Journal   —
 economists expect more sharp price rises this year because china faces a problem it cannot quickly fix: demand is outstripping food supplies, while high global commodity prices mean it can't fill the gap cheaply with imports..... read more ››
 economists expect more sharp price rises this year because china faces a problem it cannot quickly fix: demand is outstripping food supplies, while high global commodity prices mean it can't fill the gap cheaply with imports. .... read more ››
 some economists already have cut back their expectations to as low as 7.7% growth. key reasons are high inflation, the governmentæ’??s budget deficit, the rise in commodity prices and the need to curb all of these..... read more ››




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